August 27, 2009

Court reviews whether municipal planning commisision has statutory authority to approve site development plans

ROB ROTEN AND JERROLD SWAFFORD v. THE CITY OF SPRING HILL, TENNESSEE, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS PLANNING COMMISSION, AND IS INVESTMENT, INC. (Tenn. Ct. App. August 27, 2009)

Residents of the City of Spring Hill brought common law writ of certiorari challenging the City Planning Commission's authority to approve site development plans for proposed construction within the City. The Chancery Court upheld the action of the Planning Commission. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment.

Opinion may be found at the TBA website:
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2009/rotenr_082709.pdf